Below is a dividend history chart for DSM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.0475 declared by Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund:

DSM Dividend History

Date

Div*

07/11/12

0.048

06/11/12

0.048

05/10/12

0.048

04/12/12

0.048

03/12/12

0.048

02/09/12

0.048

01/11/12

0.048

12/12/11

0.048

11/09/11

0.048

10/14/11

0.048

09/14/11

0.048

08/10/11

0.048

07/14/11

0.048

06/13/11

0.048

05/11/11

0.048

04/13/11

0.048

03/10/11

0.048

02/14/11

0.048

01/12/11

0.048

12/08/10

0.048

11/12/10

0.045

10/13/10

0.045

09/13/10

0.045

08/10/10

0.045

07/12/10

0.045

06/09/10

0.045

05/12/10

0.045

04/13/10

0.045

03/09/10

0.045

02/10/10

0.045

01/13/10

0.045

12/01/09

0.045

10/14/09

0.039

09/10/09

0.039

08/11/09

0.039

07/13/09

0.039

06/09/09

0.039

05/11/09

0.039

04/13/09

0.039

03/10/09

0.039

02/11/09

0.039

01/13/09

0.039

12/10/08

0.039

11/14/08

0.039

10/09/08

0.039

09/10/08

0.039

08/11/08

0.039

07/10/08

0.039

06/10/08

0.039

05/09/08

0.039

04/09/08

0.039

03/11/08

0.039

02/05/08

0.041

01/10/08

0.041

12/11/07

0.041

11/08/07

0.041

10/09/07

0.041

09/12/07

0.041

08/09/07

0.041

07/11/07

0.041

06/06/07

0.041

05/11/07

0.043

04/12/07

0.043

03/13/07

0.043

02/09/07

0.043

01/11/07

0.043

12/12/06

0.043

11/13/06

0.043

10/12/06

0.043

09/13/06

0.043

08/11/06

0.043

07/12/06

0.043

06/09/06

0.043

05/10/06

0.043

04/10/06

0.043

03/10/06

0.043

02/07/06

0.043

01/12/06

0.043

12/12/05

0.043

11/10/05

0.043

10/12/05

0.043

09/12/05

0.043

08/10/05

0.051

07/12/05

0.051

06/10/05

0.051

05/10/05

0.051

04/11/05

0.051

03/09/05

0.051

02/04/05

0.051

01/11/05

0.051

12/10/04

0.051

11/09/04

0.051

10/08/04

0.051

09/09/04

0.051

08/11/04

0.051

07/12/04

0.051

06/10/04

0.051

05/12/04

0.051

04/13/04

0.051

03/10/04

0.051

02/10/04

0.051

01/12/04

0.051

12/09/03

0.051

11/10/03

0.051

10/10/03

0.051

09/11/03

0.051

08/12/03

0.051

07/11/03

0.051

06/11/03

0.051

05/12/03

0.051

04/10/03

0.051

03/12/03

0.051

02/11/03

0.051

01/10/03

0.047

12/11/02

0.047

11/08/02

0.047

10/09/02

0.047

09/11/02

0.047

08/12/02

0.047

07/11/02

0.047

06/11/02

0.047

05/10/02

0.047

04/09/02

0.047

03/12/02

0.047

02/11/02

0.047

01/10/02

0.047

12/11/01

0.047

11/08/01

0.047

10/10/01

0.047

08/10/01

0.047

07/12/01

0.047

06/12/01

0.047

05/10/01

0.047

04/10/01

0.047

03/12/01

0.047

02/09/01

0.047

01/11/01

0.047

12/12/00

0.047

11/10/00

0.047

10/11/00

0.047

09/12/00

0.047

08/09/00

0.047

07/12/00

0.047

06/12/00

0.047

05/10/00

0.047

04/11/00

0.047

03/10/00

0.047

02/08/00

0.047

01/11/00

0.047

12/10/99

0.047

11/09/99

0.047

10/12/99

0.047

09/13/99

0.047

08/11/99

0.047

07/13/99

0.047

06/10/99

0.047

05/04/99

0.047

04/13/99

0.051

03/10/99

0.051

01/28/99

0.051

01/12/99

0.051

12/08/98

0.051

11/10/98

0.051

10/09/98

0.051

09/11/98

0.051

08/12/98

0.051

07/13/98

0.051

06/10/98

0.051

05/11/98

0.051

04/13/98

0.051

03/11/98

0.051

02/11/98

0.051

01/09/98

0.055

12/09/97

0.055

11/07/97

0.055

10/08/97

0.055

09/10/97

0.055

08/11/97

0.055

07/11/97

0.055

06/11/97

0.055

05/12/97

0.055

04/10/97

0.055

03/11/97

0.055

02/10/97

0.055

01/10/97

0.055

12/10/96

0.052

11/08/96

0.052

10/09/96

0.052

09/11/96

0.052

08/12/96

0.052

07/11/96

0.052

06/12/96

0.052

05/10/96

0.052

04/09/96

0.052

03/11/96

0.052

02/12/96

0.052

01/10/96

0.052

12/11/95

0.052

11/10/95

0.052

10/10/95

0.052

09/12/95

0.052

08/10/95

0.052

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from DSM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 6.04% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

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